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Geevagh won't give up without a dogfight. They would prefer it to be raining and then really roll up the sleeves. Tubber should win but they won't have the stomach for getting down and dirty. The longer the game remains tight the more confident Geevagh will become. They are well used to relegation fights. Junior B will be tight. Harps have a couple of old experienced heads as do Curry. As Curry had a big win last weekend I think they might win. Castleconnor it seems were totally relient on Sean Carrabine last week against Harps. If he has an off day is there anyone else to step up to the mark. Tourlestrane top scorer couldn't play last weekend as he was manager for the opposition. He will be back and they blooded an O Hara fella last weekend who could be useful again this weekend. Tourlestrane definitely won't raise the white flag despite their limited panel but I think Castleconnor will win by a few points eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1656 - 15/10/2021 17:07:50 2385778 Link
Replying To eoinog: "Geevagh won't give up without a dogfight. They would prefer it to be raining and then really roll up the sleeves. Tubber should win but they won't have the stomach for getting down and dirty. The longer the game remains tight the more confident Geevagh will become. They are well used to relegation fights. Junior B will be tight. Harps have a couple of old experienced heads as do Curry. As Curry had a big win last weekend I think they might win. Castleconnor it seems were totally relient on Sean Carrabine last week against Harps. If he has an off day is there anyone else to step up to the mark. Tourlestrane top scorer couldn't play last weekend as he was manager for the opposition. He will be back and they blooded an O Hara fella last weekend who could be useful again this weekend. Tourlestrane definitely won't raise the white flag despite their limited panel but I think Castleconnor will win by a few points" Well you were right. Geevagh didn't give up without a fight! Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 359 - 17/10/2021 08:07:26 2385878 Link
Replying To Sligoman1234: "Well you were right. Geevagh didn't give up without a fight!" There just wasn't enough rain for Geevagh. I can't see a return to top flight for a long time. A lot of old soldiers on that team. Tourlestrane will be bitterly disappointed to aso get relegated. 6 straight losses in a row isn't what they wanted but it's Junior for them now. I'm glad for castleconnor . They appear to be in freefalll as they are already in Div 3 league. . Hopefully this might help them and they get sorted out. Curry are on the up. Another good win today moves their second team out of the bottom tier of championship football eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1656 - 17/10/2021 18:16:57 2385939 Link
So its county final weekend coming up. Where do people see the titles going? I think Coolera could be the ones to cause an upset to Tourlestrane. Tourlestrane got out of jail against Curry and haven't blown anyone out of the water yet but then again that's not been their style of football anyway. In Intermediate I think Molaise will have too much for St Farnans. They have a better overall panel I feel and can call on some good options to come into the game to make a difference if needed. In Junior I fancy St Michaels to make a mends for their earlier loss to St Pats. To be fair to all three finals there should be good contests and hopefully can put on a good display of football. Pity theres not a weekend pass to attend the games or watch them as could get more outside interest and hopefully the officials have a good day out too as nothing worse to lose a final due to dodgy decision making. Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 359 - 19/10/2021 10:03:46 2386186 Link
Senior: Very difficult to call and hard to read the form so far and how it will translate on Sunday. The bad weather promised might see a scrappy enough affair. Predicting Murphy to lead Coolera to first win since '05. Intermediate: Many will expect Molaise to win this but I expect it will be a tight game. Farnans are a little reliant on POC and his performance will be crucial to how Farnans get on. Farnans to push Molaise to a few points but the north sligo side to return to senior. Junior: The two teams are most familiar with each other this year and this should be a right battle. A lot depends on how much physicality the referee allows to go. Pats have the forwards to win the game, but Michaels physically hammered Owenmore Gaels in the semi final where most refs in Sligo wouldn't have allowed things go so far. I'm tipping Michaels to scrape by. One way or another, it's great to see a seriously competitive junior championship return to the county. It has been late 90s since it was like this. ShellyGael (Sligo) - Posts: 105 - 20/10/2021 21:55:55 2386551 Link
Hopefully the weather stays dry for this weekend of finals. Everyone is now expecting Coolera to win this weekend which will definitely give Tourlestrane a bit of motivation that they probably need. Coolera aka (Man city) have brought in a few new boys that normally would be nabbed by the Maugheraboy outfit and this has really given them a lift. I still think Tourlestrane will win. Farnans I think will also beat Molaise. Alan Mc Loughlin is the main scoring threat for Molaise and if Farnans keep him under tabs the O Connor boys could come good Strange that Luke Towey came on for Molaise the last day. I thought he would be way off the pace.and the funny fact that he failed to get a sponsored car. I hope Pats win. They will play football if allowed. Some of Michaels play is close to martial arts. All in all three good games to look at. eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1656 - 23/10/2021 13:16:11 2386931 Link
Well there's the first title of the weekend gone to the underdog. A serious year for Farnans having won both league and championship against the odds. Molaise must be kicking themselves to lose out on a game they looked to have a hold on with 20 mins to go. Having lost so many finals recently is it playing on them mentally? Bring on tomorrow for more surprises hopefully! Sligoman1234 (Sligo) - Posts: 359 - 23/10/2021 18:10:28 2387027 Link
Replying To Sligoman1234: "Well there's the first title of the weekend gone to the underdog. A serious year for Farnans having won both league and championship against the odds. Molaise must be kicking themselves to lose out on a game they looked to have a hold on with 20 mins to go. Having lost so many finals recently is it playing on them mentally? Bring on tomorrow for more surprises hopefully!" Great win for Farnans. Some year for them capturing the double. As I said previously, a lot would depend on Paddy O'Connor and it was a joy to be in Markievicz to witness his scores. He showed serious class and it proved the difference in the end. How great it would be if he could bring this on to county level. Molaise even got their goal against the run of play. They were poor, but hopefully Alan McLoughlin can commit for Sligo. Definitely one of the best forwards in Sligo ShellyGael (Sligo) - Posts: 105 - 23/10/2021 20:42:46 2387052 Link
Well done Tourlestrane - 6 in a row. Captainfantastic (Westmeath) - Posts: 44 - 24/10/2021 18:48:14 2387186 Link
Happy to say that I got my 3 predictions correct with wins for Tourlestrane, Farnans and St Pat's . Rarely I get it right. Congrats to the 3 winners. I only attended the senior game and firstly I must say that the pitch was appalling for a Co Senior Final. This in turn led to a shocking poor game of football as the heavy pitch took its toll. The pre match parade was embarrassing as the band was reduced to just one person on bagpipes which he played very well. What ever Coolera's game plan was , it certainly was a well kept secret cos the players didn't appear to have any ideas at all. You would expect Murphy would be a central figure to the game but he was largely anonymous. Time and time again Coolera ran at Tourlestrane only to lose possession as Tourlestrane are masters at defending in this situation. They won comfortably and with Stephen Henry and Pat Harte no longer starting, the young lads have seemlessly taken their place. At the moment there appears to be nothing to stop them doing 7 in a row. eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1656 - 24/10/2021 19:46:47 2387205 Link
Happy to say that I got my 3 predictions correct with wins for Tourlestrane, Farnans and St Pat's . Rarely I get it right. Congrats to the 3 winners. I only attended the senior game and firstly I must say that the pitch was appalling for a Co Senior Final. This in turn led to a shocking poor game of football as the heavy pitch took its toll. The pre match parade was embarrassing as the band was reduced to just one person on bagpipes which he played very well. What ever Coolera's game plan was , it certainly was a well kept secret cos the players didn't appear to have any ideas at all. You would expect Murphy would be a central figure to the game but he was largely anonymous. Time and time again Coolera ran at Tourlestrane only to lose possession as Tourlestrane are masters at defending in this situation. They won comfortably and with Stephen Henry and Pat Harte no longer starting, the young lads have seemlessly taken their place. At the moment there appears to be nothing to stop them doing 7 in a row. eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1656 - 24/10/2021 20:10:02 2387208 Link
The Sligo CCC strike again, first weekend the country is open and they expect young lads to tog on a bank holiday Monday morning for an u20 game… they must honestly think that football is the only thing is these lads lives, no wonder lads are walking away from it…deluded… BreakingBall123 (Sligo) - Posts: 23 - 25/10/2021 11:36:29 2387260 Link
Almost embarrassing as the pitch is the vintage PA system. Over on the far side from the stand it is easier to hear what is going in the Showgrounds. In the Stand and on the pitch it is equally as bad. Rant over. Eoinog hit the nail directly when he suggested who will stop Tourlestrane achieving a 7 in a row and I suspect it is themselves as I cannot see any meaningful opposition- TUBBER, Mullinabreena are killing time in Senior Football, St Farnans may survive, Both Calrys and Drumcliffe boats have sailed, Coolera and Mary's have inflated opinions but fail to walk the walk. Curry and Gaels are in never never land with their seven and 2 titles respectively. leyny (Sligo) - Posts: 65 - 25/10/2021 13:05:47 2387284 Link
Replying To BreakingBall123: "The Sligo CCC strike again, first weekend the country is open and they expect young lads to tog on a bank holiday Monday morning for an u20 game… they must honestly think that football is the only thing is these lads lives, no wonder lads are walking away from it…deluded…" I wouldn't agree with you on that post. You are obviously from some of the clubs that gave a walkover this morning. Kick off for soccer is 11 am on a Sunday morning and there's never an issue so I don't see why lads can't play at 12. It's a beautiful day for a game. The window for running this competition is very tight. Clubs are paying 250 euro insurance for this competition alone and it wasn't obligatory to play. It was only 2 weeks ago that our club entered a team and we though long and hard about it. It's a competition that can only be played on Sat/Sun and every week that passes the weather and pitches get worse and the days shorter. Then of course most of these lads have jobs at the weekend. eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1656 - 25/10/2021 14:51:01 2387301 Link
Replying To eoinog: "I wouldn't agree with you on that post. You are obviously from some of the clubs that gave a walkover this morning. Kick off for soccer is 11 am on a Sunday morning and there's never an issue so I don't see why lads can't play at 12. It's a beautiful day for a game. The window for running this competition is very tight. Clubs are paying 250 euro insurance for this competition alone and it wasn't obligatory to play. It was only 2 weeks ago that our club entered a team and we though long and hard about it. It's a competition that can only be played on Sat/Sun and every week that passes the weather and pitches get worse and the days shorter. Then of course most of these lads have jobs at the weekend." So why not play it at 11am yesterday morning so..it's a bank holiday Monday… full weekend gone for a game on a Monday morning… Do you not think the sport would prosper a little more by a little more give to players…not taking their bank holiday weekends away BreakingBall123 (Sligo) - Posts: 23 - 25/10/2021 16:44:51 2387316 Link
Replying To BreakingBall123: "So why not play it at 11am yesterday morning so..it's a bank holiday Monday… full weekend gone for a game on a Monday morning… Do you not think the sport would prosper a little more by a little more give to players…not taking their bank holiday weekends away" Also for obvious reasons clubs couldn't play u20 this weekend with county final involvement so why not hold off a week and start the competition the same weekend. Its concerning teams conceding games…. Defo think there could have been a better option rather than punish lads on the first bank holiday the country is open for the guts of two years… BreakingBall123 (Sligo) - Posts: 23 - 25/10/2021 17:06:00 2387319 Link
Replying To BreakingBall123: "So why not play it at 11am yesterday morning so..it's a bank holiday Monday… full weekend gone for a game on a Monday morning… Do you not think the sport would prosper a little more by a little more give to players…not taking their bank holiday weekends away" U 17 football was on yesterday morning. 17 year olds can play both U.17 and U.20 eoinog (Sligo) - Posts: 1656 - 25/10/2021 18:56:45 2387327 Link
Replying To eoinog: "Happy to say that I got my 3 predictions correct with wins for Tourlestrane, Farnans and St Pat's . Rarely I get it right. Congrats to the 3 winners. I only attended the senior game and firstly I must say that the pitch was appalling for a Co Senior Final. This in turn led to a shocking poor game of football as the heavy pitch took its toll. The pre match parade was embarrassing as the band was reduced to just one person on bagpipes which he played very well. What ever Coolera's game plan was , it certainly was a well kept secret cos the players didn't appear to have any ideas at all. You would expect Murphy would be a central figure to the game but he was largely anonymous. Time and time again Coolera ran at Tourlestrane only to lose possession as Tourlestrane are masters at defending in this situation. They won comfortably and with Stephen Henry and Pat Harte no longer starting, the young lads have seemlessly taken their place. At the moment there appears to be nothing to stop them doing 7 in a row." The pitch was in terrible condition, for our main county ground and it only done 2 years ago. Our centre of excellence has major issues, now this. Not good. On the football front, Tourlestrane really pushed on in the second half and it'll be interesting to see how they go in Connaught. They look improved on last year. And more interesting how many of them will be involved with Sligo. Well done to Pats on returning to Intermediate level. Their couple of classy forwards were the main difference in the teams. I wonder has Padraic Clarke anything still to offer for Sligo? He looked very sharp on Sunday. ShellyGael (Sligo) - Posts: 105 - 26/10/2021 11:00:30 2387393 Link
How many Slifo players would get on the Tourlestrane team? Anto (Sligo) - Posts: 345 - 26/10/2021 17:03:10 2387487 Link
Replying To Anto: "How many Slifo players would get on the Tourlestrane team?" 13 republican (Sligo) - Posts: 326 - 27/10/2021 13:12:24 2387587 Link